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Protesters clash with law enforcement outside a New Jersey detention center, in photos
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Protesters clash with law enforcement outside a New Jersey detention center, in photos

2026-06-01 13:07 Last Updated At:13:22

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Protesters and law enforcement clashed outside a New Jersey detention center as demonstrators gathered near the entrance gates.

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A detained migrant has a laser pointed at him as he stands by the window while ICE agents stand guard outside the Delaney Hall detention center during a protest near the entrance gates, Wednesday, May 27, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

A detained migrant has a laser pointed at him as he stands by the window while ICE agents stand guard outside the Delaney Hall detention center during a protest near the entrance gates, Wednesday, May 27, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

A protester talks to masked federal agents standing outside the Delaney Hall detention center during a protest against the transfer of detainees on Wednesday, May 27, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

A protester talks to masked federal agents standing outside the Delaney Hall detention center during a protest against the transfer of detainees on Wednesday, May 27, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

A protester performs in front of ICE agents outside the Delaney Hall detention center while demonstrating near the entrance gates, Wednesday, May 27, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

A protester performs in front of ICE agents outside the Delaney Hall detention center while demonstrating near the entrance gates, Wednesday, May 27, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

A broken umbrella is seen after federal immigration officers ripped the fabric off as they confront protesters outside Delaney Hall detention center Thursday, May 28, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)

A broken umbrella is seen after federal immigration officers ripped the fabric off as they confront protesters outside Delaney Hall detention center Thursday, May 28, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)

An ICE agent chases with protesters outside the Delaney Hall detention center during a protest on Wednesday, May 27, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

An ICE agent chases with protesters outside the Delaney Hall detention center during a protest on Wednesday, May 27, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

Protesters confront ICE agents outside the Delaney Hall detention center while demonstrating near the entrance gates, Wednesday, May 27, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

Protesters confront ICE agents outside the Delaney Hall detention center while demonstrating near the entrance gates, Wednesday, May 27, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

An ICE agent removes a tire from the road as agents clash with protesters outside the Delaney Hall detention center, Wednesday, May 27, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

An ICE agent removes a tire from the road as agents clash with protesters outside the Delaney Hall detention center, Wednesday, May 27, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

Protesters and ICE agents clash outside the Delaney Hall detention center after demonstrators stood by the entrance gates to protest the transfer of detainees on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

Protesters and ICE agents clash outside the Delaney Hall detention center after demonstrators stood by the entrance gates to protest the transfer of detainees on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

A masked ICE agent stands guard outside the Delaney Hall detention during a protest against the transfer of detainees on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

A masked ICE agent stands guard outside the Delaney Hall detention during a protest against the transfer of detainees on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

A protester holds a sign as ICE agents stand guard outside the Delaney Hall detention during a protest against the transfer of detainees on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

A protester holds a sign as ICE agents stand guard outside the Delaney Hall detention during a protest against the transfer of detainees on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

Federal immigration officers pepper spray protesters outside Delaney Hall detention center Thursday, May 28, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)

Federal immigration officers pepper spray protesters outside Delaney Hall detention center Thursday, May 28, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)

A protester throws a traffic cone to an ICE agent outside the Delaney Hall detention center during a protest on Wednesday, May 27, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

A protester throws a traffic cone to an ICE agent outside the Delaney Hall detention center during a protest on Wednesday, May 27, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

Protesters barricade the entrance gates outside the Delaney Hall detention on Wednesday, May 27, 2026, in Newark, N.J. Inside the facility, detainees carried out a labor and hunger strike for days over alleged living conditions. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

Protesters barricade the entrance gates outside the Delaney Hall detention on Wednesday, May 27, 2026, in Newark, N.J. Inside the facility, detainees carried out a labor and hunger strike for days over alleged living conditions. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

An ICE agent holds his baton, with tattoos of skulls on his arm, outside the Delaney Hall detention during a protest against the transfer of detainees on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

An ICE agent holds his baton, with tattoos of skulls on his arm, outside the Delaney Hall detention during a protest against the transfer of detainees on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

Protesters and ICE agents clash on the middle of the road outside the Delaney Hall detention center during a protest on Wednesday, May 27, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

Protesters and ICE agents clash on the middle of the road outside the Delaney Hall detention center during a protest on Wednesday, May 27, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

Protesters confront ICE agents outside the Delaney Hall detention center while demonstrating near the entrance gates, Wednesday, May 27, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

Protesters confront ICE agents outside the Delaney Hall detention center while demonstrating near the entrance gates, Wednesday, May 27, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

State police officer stand behind shields as they clear the area of protesters outside the Delaney Hall detention center during a protest against the transfer of detainees and federal immigration policies,, Friday, May 29, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

State police officer stand behind shields as they clear the area of protesters outside the Delaney Hall detention center during a protest against the transfer of detainees and federal immigration policies,, Friday, May 29, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

An anti-ICE protester shows what appears to be a wound from a rubber bullet during a clashes with law enforcement outside the Delaney Hall detention center on Saturday, May 30, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)

An anti-ICE protester shows what appears to be a wound from a rubber bullet during a clashes with law enforcement outside the Delaney Hall detention center on Saturday, May 30, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)

Protesters block ice cars outside the Delaney Hall detention center during a protest against the transfer of detainees and federal immigration policies, Friday, May 29, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

Protesters block ice cars outside the Delaney Hall detention center during a protest against the transfer of detainees and federal immigration policies, Friday, May 29, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

Protesters raise their hands as law enforcement officers surround them outside Delaney Hall detention center Sunday, May 31, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)

Protesters raise their hands as law enforcement officers surround them outside Delaney Hall detention center Sunday, May 31, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)

Police pass over a barricade as they clash with protesters near the Delaney Hall detention center during a protest against the transfer of detainees and federal immigration policies on Saturday, May 30, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

Police pass over a barricade as they clash with protesters near the Delaney Hall detention center during a protest against the transfer of detainees and federal immigration policies on Saturday, May 30, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

Protesters confront ICE agents outside the Delaney Hall detention center while demonstrating near the entrance gates, Wednesday, May 27, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

Protesters confront ICE agents outside the Delaney Hall detention center while demonstrating near the entrance gates, Wednesday, May 27, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

Police stand behind their shields as they prepare to clash with protesters outside the Delaney Hall detention center during a protest against the transfer of detainees and federal immigration policies on Saturday, May 30, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

Police stand behind their shields as they prepare to clash with protesters outside the Delaney Hall detention center during a protest against the transfer of detainees and federal immigration policies on Saturday, May 30, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

Law enforcement officers detain a protester outside Delaney Hall detention center Sunday, May 31, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)

Law enforcement officers detain a protester outside Delaney Hall detention center Sunday, May 31, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)

Protesters remove fences as they clash with the police outside the Delaney Hall detention center during a protest against the transfer of detainees and federal immigration policies on Saturday, May 30, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

Protesters remove fences as they clash with the police outside the Delaney Hall detention center during a protest against the transfer of detainees and federal immigration policies on Saturday, May 30, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

Protesters raise their hands as law enforcement officers surround them outside Delaney Hall detention center Sunday, May 31, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)

Protesters raise their hands as law enforcement officers surround them outside Delaney Hall detention center Sunday, May 31, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)

A brick sits on the hood of a damaged Department of Homeland Security vehicle outside the Delaney Hall detention center following a protest Friday, May 29, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

A brick sits on the hood of a damaged Department of Homeland Security vehicle outside the Delaney Hall detention center following a protest Friday, May 29, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

Anti-ICE protesters disperse during clashes with law enforcement officers outside the Delaney Hall detention center on Saturday, May 30, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)

Anti-ICE protesters disperse during clashes with law enforcement officers outside the Delaney Hall detention center on Saturday, May 30, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)

A detained migrant has a laser pointed at him as he stands by the window while ICE agents stand guard outside the Delaney Hall detention center during a protest near the entrance gates, Wednesday, May 27, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

A detained migrant has a laser pointed at him as he stands by the window while ICE agents stand guard outside the Delaney Hall detention center during a protest near the entrance gates, Wednesday, May 27, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

A protester talks to masked federal agents standing outside the Delaney Hall detention center during a protest against the transfer of detainees on Wednesday, May 27, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

A protester talks to masked federal agents standing outside the Delaney Hall detention center during a protest against the transfer of detainees on Wednesday, May 27, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

A protester performs in front of ICE agents outside the Delaney Hall detention center while demonstrating near the entrance gates, Wednesday, May 27, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

A protester performs in front of ICE agents outside the Delaney Hall detention center while demonstrating near the entrance gates, Wednesday, May 27, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

A broken umbrella is seen after federal immigration officers ripped the fabric off as they confront protesters outside Delaney Hall detention center Thursday, May 28, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)

A broken umbrella is seen after federal immigration officers ripped the fabric off as they confront protesters outside Delaney Hall detention center Thursday, May 28, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)

An ICE agent chases with protesters outside the Delaney Hall detention center during a protest on Wednesday, May 27, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

An ICE agent chases with protesters outside the Delaney Hall detention center during a protest on Wednesday, May 27, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

Protesters confront ICE agents outside the Delaney Hall detention center while demonstrating near the entrance gates, Wednesday, May 27, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

Protesters confront ICE agents outside the Delaney Hall detention center while demonstrating near the entrance gates, Wednesday, May 27, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

An ICE agent removes a tire from the road as agents clash with protesters outside the Delaney Hall detention center, Wednesday, May 27, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

An ICE agent removes a tire from the road as agents clash with protesters outside the Delaney Hall detention center, Wednesday, May 27, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

Protesters and ICE agents clash outside the Delaney Hall detention center after demonstrators stood by the entrance gates to protest the transfer of detainees on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

Protesters and ICE agents clash outside the Delaney Hall detention center after demonstrators stood by the entrance gates to protest the transfer of detainees on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

A masked ICE agent stands guard outside the Delaney Hall detention during a protest against the transfer of detainees on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

A masked ICE agent stands guard outside the Delaney Hall detention during a protest against the transfer of detainees on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

A protester holds a sign as ICE agents stand guard outside the Delaney Hall detention during a protest against the transfer of detainees on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

A protester holds a sign as ICE agents stand guard outside the Delaney Hall detention during a protest against the transfer of detainees on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

Federal immigration officers pepper spray protesters outside Delaney Hall detention center Thursday, May 28, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)

Federal immigration officers pepper spray protesters outside Delaney Hall detention center Thursday, May 28, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)

A protester throws a traffic cone to an ICE agent outside the Delaney Hall detention center during a protest on Wednesday, May 27, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

A protester throws a traffic cone to an ICE agent outside the Delaney Hall detention center during a protest on Wednesday, May 27, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

Protesters barricade the entrance gates outside the Delaney Hall detention on Wednesday, May 27, 2026, in Newark, N.J. Inside the facility, detainees carried out a labor and hunger strike for days over alleged living conditions. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

Protesters barricade the entrance gates outside the Delaney Hall detention on Wednesday, May 27, 2026, in Newark, N.J. Inside the facility, detainees carried out a labor and hunger strike for days over alleged living conditions. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

An ICE agent holds his baton, with tattoos of skulls on his arm, outside the Delaney Hall detention during a protest against the transfer of detainees on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

An ICE agent holds his baton, with tattoos of skulls on his arm, outside the Delaney Hall detention during a protest against the transfer of detainees on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

Protesters and ICE agents clash on the middle of the road outside the Delaney Hall detention center during a protest on Wednesday, May 27, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

Protesters and ICE agents clash on the middle of the road outside the Delaney Hall detention center during a protest on Wednesday, May 27, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

Protesters confront ICE agents outside the Delaney Hall detention center while demonstrating near the entrance gates, Wednesday, May 27, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

Protesters confront ICE agents outside the Delaney Hall detention center while demonstrating near the entrance gates, Wednesday, May 27, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

State police officer stand behind shields as they clear the area of protesters outside the Delaney Hall detention center during a protest against the transfer of detainees and federal immigration policies,, Friday, May 29, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

State police officer stand behind shields as they clear the area of protesters outside the Delaney Hall detention center during a protest against the transfer of detainees and federal immigration policies,, Friday, May 29, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

An anti-ICE protester shows what appears to be a wound from a rubber bullet during a clashes with law enforcement outside the Delaney Hall detention center on Saturday, May 30, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)

An anti-ICE protester shows what appears to be a wound from a rubber bullet during a clashes with law enforcement outside the Delaney Hall detention center on Saturday, May 30, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)

Protesters block ice cars outside the Delaney Hall detention center during a protest against the transfer of detainees and federal immigration policies, Friday, May 29, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

Protesters block ice cars outside the Delaney Hall detention center during a protest against the transfer of detainees and federal immigration policies, Friday, May 29, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

Protesters raise their hands as law enforcement officers surround them outside Delaney Hall detention center Sunday, May 31, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)

Protesters raise their hands as law enforcement officers surround them outside Delaney Hall detention center Sunday, May 31, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)

Police pass over a barricade as they clash with protesters near the Delaney Hall detention center during a protest against the transfer of detainees and federal immigration policies on Saturday, May 30, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

Police pass over a barricade as they clash with protesters near the Delaney Hall detention center during a protest against the transfer of detainees and federal immigration policies on Saturday, May 30, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

Protesters confront ICE agents outside the Delaney Hall detention center while demonstrating near the entrance gates, Wednesday, May 27, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

Protesters confront ICE agents outside the Delaney Hall detention center while demonstrating near the entrance gates, Wednesday, May 27, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

Police stand behind their shields as they prepare to clash with protesters outside the Delaney Hall detention center during a protest against the transfer of detainees and federal immigration policies on Saturday, May 30, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

Police stand behind their shields as they prepare to clash with protesters outside the Delaney Hall detention center during a protest against the transfer of detainees and federal immigration policies on Saturday, May 30, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

Law enforcement officers detain a protester outside Delaney Hall detention center Sunday, May 31, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)

Law enforcement officers detain a protester outside Delaney Hall detention center Sunday, May 31, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)

Protesters remove fences as they clash with the police outside the Delaney Hall detention center during a protest against the transfer of detainees and federal immigration policies on Saturday, May 30, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

Protesters remove fences as they clash with the police outside the Delaney Hall detention center during a protest against the transfer of detainees and federal immigration policies on Saturday, May 30, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

Protesters raise their hands as law enforcement officers surround them outside Delaney Hall detention center Sunday, May 31, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)

Protesters raise their hands as law enforcement officers surround them outside Delaney Hall detention center Sunday, May 31, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)

A brick sits on the hood of a damaged Department of Homeland Security vehicle outside the Delaney Hall detention center following a protest Friday, May 29, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

A brick sits on the hood of a damaged Department of Homeland Security vehicle outside the Delaney Hall detention center following a protest Friday, May 29, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

Anti-ICE protesters disperse during clashes with law enforcement officers outside the Delaney Hall detention center on Saturday, May 30, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)

Anti-ICE protesters disperse during clashes with law enforcement officers outside the Delaney Hall detention center on Saturday, May 30, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Protesters have been moved along and excavation machinery has been moved in as work on the main stadium for the 2032 Olympics got under way Monday, almost five years after Brisbane was awarded rights to the Summer Games.

The Games Independent Infrastructure and Coordination Authority took ownership of the inner city Victoria Park site from the Brisbane City Council at midnight, and temporary perimeter fencing was erected ahead of construction on the 3.6 billion Australian dollar ($2.6 billion) Brisbane Olympics main stadium.

There was a heavy security presence again Monday, days after Queensland state police arrested five people and council staff began dismantling protest camp sites on the parklands.

A small group of activists was relocated from inside to outside the perimeter fencing in the parklands just after midnight.

Queensland state Premier David Crisafulli turned the first sod, and said the public had been urging his government to “get on with it.”

“It’s game on — we have a plan to deliver for the 2032 Games and beyond, and today, we get cracking on delivering it,” he told a news conference. “Victoria Park will be the beating sport, cultural and green heart of Brisbane, and a place all Queenslanders can be proud of.”

Crisafulli said he respected the rights of protesters to have a say, but not between “excavators and bulldozers.”

Indigenous and environment groups have protested the construction of a major stadium in the heritage-listed park close to downtown Brisbane, saying the green space and culturally significant sites would be lost for future generations in the state capital.

Crisafulli said after construction, more than two-thirds of Victoria Park would be green public space.

Hundreds of protesters had gathered at the site on Sunday afternoon but with dozens of police at the park entrance and patrolling the area early Monday, it was a quiet start on a cool but sunny first winter morning in Australia.

Save Victoria Park organiser Andrea Lunt told Australian Associated Press that protesters were considering their next steps.

“This space with its heritage and its history is such a special asset for Brisbane,” she said. “We’re not an anti-Olympics group, but we don’t support the Olympics in its current form."

The International Olympic Committee last year backed the Queensland government’s 2032 venue plan after several false starts, saying the Brisbane Games were “on the right path.”

Queensland state won the bid to host the 2032 Games and has backing from Australia's government for the construction of venues.

The state government last year exempted Victoria Park from heritage, environmental and planning laws, and has converted it to freehold land. Indigenous, heritage and environmental groups have challenged the construction plans.

Federal Environment Minister Murray Watt said he had received 10 applications seeking to protect a significant Aboriginal site “under threat of injury or desecration” at the park.

Watt said he has declined some applications but is still considering others.

He told Australian Broadcasting Corp. radio that cultural heritage declarations were not designed to stop the project, but instead to set out what must be done “to preserve or protect an area from being injured in some way or desecrated in some way."

Five people were arrested Friday after protesters were taken by surprise in camps set up at the site that until Sunday was home to a golf driving range, a popular wedding and events venue, and open parklands.

The five were taken into custody for obstructing and assaulting police officers, a police spokesperson said, adding that one of those arrested was later released without charge.

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Protestors stand near a line of police as a camp site is dismantled at the construction site of the Brisbane Olympics Stadium in Brisbane, Australia, Friday, May 29, 2026. (Darren England/AAP Image via AP)

Protestors stand near a line of police as a camp site is dismantled at the construction site of the Brisbane Olympics Stadium in Brisbane, Australia, Friday, May 29, 2026. (Darren England/AAP Image via AP)

Police at the entry to Victoria Park as preparatory earthworks get underway for the 2032 Olympic Stadium in Brisbane, Australia, Monday, June 1, 2026. (Darren England/AAP Image via AP)

Police at the entry to Victoria Park as preparatory earthworks get underway for the 2032 Olympic Stadium in Brisbane, Australia, Monday, June 1, 2026. (Darren England/AAP Image via AP)

Earthmoving machinery is seen being brought into Victoria Park for preparatory earthworks at the site of the 2032 Olympic Stadium at Brisbane's Victoria Park, Australia, Monday, June 1, 2026. (Darren England/AAP Image via AP)

Earthmoving machinery is seen being brought into Victoria Park for preparatory earthworks at the site of the 2032 Olympic Stadium at Brisbane's Victoria Park, Australia, Monday, June 1, 2026. (Darren England/AAP Image via AP)

Protesters camp just outside the security fencing for the 2032 Olympic Stadium site at Brisbane's Victoria Park, Australia, Monday, June 1, 2026. (AP Photo/John Pye)

Protesters camp just outside the security fencing for the 2032 Olympic Stadium site at Brisbane's Victoria Park, Australia, Monday, June 1, 2026. (AP Photo/John Pye)

Protesters react at the site of the 2032 Olympic Stadium at Brisbane's Victoria Park, Australia, Monday, June 1, 2026. (Darren England/AAP Image via AP)

Protesters react at the site of the 2032 Olympic Stadium at Brisbane's Victoria Park, Australia, Monday, June 1, 2026. (Darren England/AAP Image via AP)

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